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                    &\multicolumn{6}{c}{Ln(Ave. \# Newsp.  Mentions)}                                                                                   \\\cmidrule(lr){2-7}
                    &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(1)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(2)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(3)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(4)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(5)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(6)}         \\
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Ln(Ave. \# Newsp.  Mentions)&       0.159\sym{***}&       0.144\sym{***}&       0.140\sym{***}&       0.156\sym{***}&       0.141\sym{***}&       0.137\sym{***}\\
                    &     (0.026)         &     (0.026)         &     (0.028)         &     (0.025)         &     (0.025)         &     (0.028)         \\
Ln(Ave. \# Newsp.  Mentions) (t-1)&       0.036\sym{+}  &       0.016         &       0.013         &       0.034\sym{+}  &       0.014         &       0.011         \\
                    &     (0.020)         &     (0.019)         &     (0.020)         &     (0.019)         &     (0.019)         &     (0.019)         \\
Human Rights Viol.  &       0.140\sym{***}&       0.122\sym{**} &       0.115\sym{**} &      -0.085         &      -0.085         &      -0.146         \\
                    &     (0.040)         &     (0.044)         &     (0.044)         &     (0.076)         &     (0.081)         &     (0.089)         \\
$\times$ UNGA Ideal Pt. Dist.&                     &                     &                     &       0.080\sym{**} &       0.075\sym{*}  &       0.095\sym{**} \\
                    &                     &                     &                     &     (0.028)         &     (0.030)         &     (0.032)         \\
UNGA Ideal Pt. Dist.&      -0.005         &       0.019         &       0.024         &      -0.041         &      -0.020         &      -0.023         \\
                    &     (0.053)         &     (0.056)         &     (0.059)         &     (0.052)         &     (0.055)         &     (0.058)         \\
Ln(GDP Per Capita)  &                     &      -0.103         &      -0.084         &                     &      -0.097         &      -0.086         \\
                    &                     &     (0.113)         &     (0.121)         &                     &     (0.108)         &     (0.114)         \\
GDP Growth          &                     &      -0.170         &      -0.154         &                     &      -0.174         &      -0.163         \\
                    &                     &     (0.169)         &     (0.175)         &                     &     (0.168)         &     (0.174)         \\
Ln(Population Size) &                     &       0.106         &       0.144         &                     &       0.148         &       0.200         \\
                    &                     &     (0.167)         &     (0.173)         &                     &     (0.164)         &     (0.170)         \\
Ln(Oil Prod. Per Capita)&                     &       0.162\sym{*}  &       0.210\sym{**} &                     &       0.162\sym{*}  &       0.207\sym{**} \\
                    &                     &     (0.071)         &     (0.072)         &                     &     (0.069)         &     (0.069)         \\
Polyarchy           &                     &       0.590         &       0.496         &                     &       0.580         &       0.480         \\
                    &                     &     (0.415)         &     (0.439)         &                     &     (0.411)         &     (0.432)         \\
Presidentialism     &                     &       0.509         &       0.390         &                     &       0.442         &       0.308         \\
                    &                     &     (0.393)         &     (0.408)         &                     &     (0.383)         &     (0.395)         \\
Media Freedom       &                     &      -0.060         &      -0.060         &                     &      -0.060         &      -0.064         \\
                    &                     &     (0.054)         &     (0.056)         &                     &     (0.055)         &     (0.057)         \\
Ln(Protest)         &                     &       0.059\sym{**} &       0.079\sym{***}&                     &       0.058\sym{**} &       0.077\sym{**} \\
                    &                     &     (0.021)         &     (0.024)         &                     &     (0.020)         &     (0.023)         \\
Election            &                     &      -0.163\sym{***}&      -0.166\sym{***}&                     &      -0.162\sym{***}&      -0.164\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &     (0.033)         &     (0.035)         &                     &     (0.033)         &     (0.035)         \\
Intrastate conflict &                     &       0.169\sym{+}  &       0.186\sym{*}  &                     &       0.164\sym{+}  &       0.182\sym{*}  \\
                    &                     &     (0.094)         &     (0.093)         &                     &     (0.092)         &     (0.092)         \\
Interstate conflict &                     &      -0.003         &      -0.006         &                     &      -0.005         &      -0.008         \\
                    &                     &     (0.027)         &     (0.028)         &                     &     (0.027)         &     (0.029)         \\
UNSC Seat           &                     &                     &       0.008         &                     &                     &       0.006         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.038)         &                     &                     &     (0.038)         \\
Ally                &                     &                     &       0.626\sym{*}  &                     &                     &       0.595\sym{+}  \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.318)         &                     &                     &     (0.328)         \\
Ln(Import from the US)&                     &                     &      -0.010         &                     &                     &      -0.002         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.022)         &                     &                     &     (0.021)         \\
Ln(Export to the US)&                     &                     &      -0.015         &                     &                     &      -0.014         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.020)         &                     &                     &     (0.020)         \\
Ln(Economic Aid)    &                     &                     &       0.002         &                     &                     &       0.003         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.004)         &                     &                     &     (0.004)         \\
Ln(Military Aid)    &                     &                     &      -0.001         &                     &                     &       0.000         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.003)         &                     &                     &     (0.003)         \\
POTUS Visit         &                     &                     &      -0.078         &                     &                     &      -0.077         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.054)         &                     &                     &     (0.053)         \\
Visit to the US     &                     &                     &      -0.013         &                     &                     &      -0.014         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.028)         &                     &                     &     (0.028)         \\
\hline
Leader fixed-effects&$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         \\
Year fixed-effects  &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         \\
Adjusted R$^2$      &       0.849         &       0.849         &       0.826         &       0.850         &       0.850         &       0.827         \\
Number of leaders   &         898         &         815         &         746         &         898         &         815         &         746         \\
Observations        &        6377         &        5739         &        5210         &        6377         &        5739         &        5210         \\
Period              &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         \\
\hline\hline
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